At only 19, she holds several world records and finished the 2016 Olympics (her second) with five total medals – the four golds and one silver in a relay event.
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Faces buried in hands and tears falling, the Brazilian women’s volleyball team lost to China in a five-set quarterfinal match on Tuesday. In the evening’s biggest stunner, Gatlin finished third in his heat and did not qualify for the final. Lee avenged his losses to Lin in the previous two Olympic finals. – High prices in Rio de Janeiro are the main criticism from tourists who have come to the Olympic Games, according to a report released today by the Ministry of Tourism.
A day after winning another gold in the 200 meters, Bolt will appear in what he has insisted will be his final Olympic race.
DIVING DOMINATION: China has dominated the Olympic diving competition, and the result in the women’s 10-meter platform suggests the success might be long-lasting.
Besides being the birthplace of the most decorated Olympian of all time, Maryland is also where wrestling star Helen Maroulis was born. Jamaica came in second.
Is Usain Bolt’s dominating performance in Olympic track and field enough to earn him a spot beside the greatest athletes of all time? She appealed but failed to overturn the ruling.
American Ryan Crouser set a new Olympic record with a fifth round throw in the finals of the men’s shot put at 22.52 meters.
South Africa’s Caster Semenya runs in the women’s 800 meters while American runners are seeking gold in the women’s 400 hurdles. To a limited extent, NBC also cannibalized its own audience by making streams of its telecast available online and by having cable networks show the Olympics during prime time, both for the first time, he said.
Well, here they are.
“I wouldn’t make up a story like this nor would the others-as a matter of fact we all feel it makes us look bad”, he was quoted as saying. The water polo tournament shifted to the Olympic Aquatics Stadium following the swimming competition, and the array of Pac-12 stars that dominate the USA roster picked up right where Katie Ledecky and company left off, wearing down their opponents with superior speed, athleticism and strength. Burroughs is seeking his fifth world title in just his sixth year of worldwide competition.
BADMINTON: It was a significant day at badminton.
Inbee Park kept her composure in strong wind and made two late birdies to regain the lead, posting a 1-under 70 for a two-shot lead going into the final round at Olympic Golf Course.
The 31-year-old athlete recalled the emotional moment on ABC News.
After they saw their names come up on the scoreboard, they huddled together, hugged and jumped up and down before grabbing their US flags from the stands. It was the third global loss for Burroughs, who won gold in London in 2012 and whose charismatic, social media-friendly persona has made him the face of wrestling in the U.S.
Gold medal finals coverage continues on US at 8 p.m. with boxing, men’s freestyle wrestling, and taekwondo at 10 p.m. “I am happy, Olympic champion again, that’s what matters”.
The card also includes the always-entertaining super heavyweight semifinals featuring Mossely’s boyfriend, Tony Yoka at 3 p.m.
“It’s a whole new ball game: China has replaced a form of gold-medal worship with true appreciation for athletic endeavours and achievement”.
Another first for the U.S.
When the Summer Olympics end Sunday, the clock starts ticking for medal winners hoping to cash in on their glory.
France faces Serbia in the bronze medal game at 11:30 a.m.
Those are the foods that fueled Team USA’s women’s gymnastics team to gold medals in Rio de Janeiro. Coverage wraps with women’s field hockey as Netherlands takes on Great Britain for the gold at 4 p.m.
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Canada’s Andre De Grasse further established himself as the future of sprinting with a silver medal in a time of 20.02 seconds. There are stylistic differences between the two men too. The gold is up for grabs starting at 3:10 p.m. after two-time victor Maris Strombergs of Latvia was knocked out in a wreck-filled quarterfinal round. London was the most-watched Olympics ever that did not originate in the United States.
